Long Lane with Turnings by L J K Setright
Setright was one of the 20th century's most influential, opinionated and idiosyncratic motoring journalists. Everything he wrote was inspired by his knowledge of and passion for all things automotive. This memoir of his early years was left unfinished at the time of his death in the summer of 2005.
Author of the critically acclaimed Drive On! A Social History of the Motor Car Leonard Setright was one of the twentieth century's most influential and opinionated motoring journalists A warm and quirky memoir about Setright's early years and his passion for all things automotive 'The doyen of British Motoring writers, an idiosyncratic, eloquent, deeply informed, erudite enthusiast.. He found it impossible to be boring' Alan Judd, Spectator Praise for Drive On! A Social History of the Motor Car: 'His fuel-injected eccentricities of opinion are as combustible as the internal combustion engines with which he is greasily familiar' The Times James May is the co-presenter of BBC's Top Gear programme and also one of the contributors of the Top Gear Magazine
L. J. K. Setright, author of the critically acclaimed Drive On! A Social History of the Motor Car (Granta) wrote for Car magazine for 33 years, and was a world expert on tyres and expresses forthright views on such things as speed limits, taxation, and pollution.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862078727 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862078726 |
| Title | Long Lane with Turnings |
| Author | L J K Setright |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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